PS Personal statement questionnaire: Applicants will be prompted to answer the following questions on the application concerning career goals and interests: Why did you choose the University of Kansas to pursue your doctoral degree? What are your professional plans after graduate school? What are your research interests and goals? Why? List the faculty member(s) with whom you would like to work. Anything else you would like to add to strengthen your application? CV Provide a 1- or 2-page PDF document of work and academic history including professional leadership contributions as well as volunteer activities. Fee The application fee is $65 ($85 for international students). RL A reference provides a professional recommendation on your behalf. It is preferred that college instructors provide these recommendations, but past supervisors during employment or volunteer positions are also acceptable. The recommendations may not be obtained from family members, friends, etc. Applicants will enter the names and contact information (including email addresses) of three (3) individuals into the online application. The system will then prompt each person to submit a reference letter and the Graduate Letter of Recommendation Form PDF document. Note: the recommendation request may be submitted without the online application being submitted. Transcript Transcripts: Please provide an unofficial transcript from every institution from which a degree has been received. In addition, ALL prerequisite courses, even if acquired apart from the degree, must be documented on unofficial transcripts. Note: printing a page from a website does not meet this requirement. All transcripts must be uploaded by the student with his/her online application for the application to be considered complete. Transcripts provided to KU in any other way will not be considered part of the application.